What do you use your bookshelves for?
Tom Flanagan
9 years ago
Bookshelves are a great way to add an extra feature to the room, and naturally a great way to store your books. But not everyone is a big reader, and so bookshelves become storage and displays for other things, such as pictures, candles, and various personal ornaments.
What do you use your bookshelves for? Do you only store books or use it as a platform to display other possessions! Leave us a comment and let us know!
What do you use your bookshelves for? Do you only store books or use it as a platform to display other possessions! Leave us a comment and let us know!
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Luisa Rollenhagen
9 years ago
Lily Choi
9 years agoI love when bookshelves show off the right amount of favorite books and travel collectibles but it always seems like such a skill to strike that balance! I like that this shelf completely blends in with the colour of the wall so only the books are highlighted.
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Luciana
9 years agolast modified: 9 years agoI have no say in what happens in the loft library... unless I want to take a book to read, he wouldn't even let me dust the place (not that I'd offer to dust it, anyway :))
I managed to insert a vase and a few prints on top of the bookcases in his office, but as he's buying 4-5 books a week, they're probably have to be moved to make space for these new books. Knowing the pattern from our last house, soon we'll have to have more shelves/ bookcases bought or built. Hmmm... who knew living with a bibliophile will prove rather difficult?
Tani H-S
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whiteleghorn
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